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Murray · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1932

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Fatal Storm in Cuba. Three Hundred Persons Killed. HAVANA

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 11 November 1932 · page 3

Twenty-five were killed and many injured and a number of houses destroyed as a heavy storm struck the eastern Cuban provinces of Santa…

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Wednesday's Thunderstorms. Cause Numerous Grass Fires

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 18 November 1932 · page 2

Wednesday was a sultry day, with the highest heat registration, 97 degrees, so far this season, and in the early afternoon thunderstorms, which…

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Serious Storm at Sydney. Record Rainfall. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 22 November 1932 · page 3

Sydney was visited by a phenomenal storm yesterday morning. Terrific thunder and lightning were accompanied by torrential rain. Between…

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Aeroplane Damaged by Storm

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 December 1932 · page 2

The Plume motor spirit company's aeroplane which was damaged in a storm which swept over the town at midday on Thursday, has been…

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Serious Storm at Gayndah. Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 6 December 1932 · page 3

During a storm of cyclonic force, at Gayndah, Queensland, nearly every business house and residence in the town was damaged. Hail smashed…

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Child Electrocuted. Result of Storm. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 16 December 1932 · page 3

During the cyclonic storm which visited the metropolitan area, late yesterday afternoon, Alwyne Rutherford, age 9, ran into an electric main, in…

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Terrific Storm in Sydney. Wind and Rain Damage. Sydney

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 16 December 1932 · page 3

A terrific storm struck Sydney late this afternoon. Vivid lighthing, Heavy rain, and violent wind, reaching a velocity of 67 miles an hour, did…

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Heavy Rain and Hail Pieces of Ice One Inch Thick

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 17 December 1932 · page 3

On Thursday evening at 7.30 a remarkable had storm passed over Balranald and left in its wage a great amount of destruction to gardens…

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Severe Thunderstorm

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 20 December 1932 · page 1

Following mild showers on Thursday afternoon there was a severe storm at about 7.45 p.m. Accompanied by strong wind and vivid…

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Disastrous Hailstorm Fruit and Tomato Crops Ruined Shops and Houses Flooded

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 20 December 1932 · page 4

With a roar like a hurricane a hail storm struck Echuca on Thursday about 5.30 p.m. and for a while pandemonium reigned as the hailstones…

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Cyclone in Queensland. Town of [?]fracombe Demolished. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 December 1932 · page 3

The little town of Ilfracombe presents a spectacle of devastation after last night's terrific cyclone. There is not a single house in the town which…

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